Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bab-e-khyber

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: bab-e-khy-ber
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Example Sentences

"Bab-e-Khyber is the name of the fortified arch, inaugurated with great pomp in 1963 by Pakistan's former military ruler Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan, that today bridges the road entrance to the Khyber Pass."

Etymology

From Urdu باب خیبر (literally “Khyber door”).

Word Breakdown

Root: باب خیبر

Questions

What does bab-e-khyber mean?: A monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Where does bab-e-khyber come from?: From Urdu باب خیبر (literally “Khyber door”).

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